Garment hanger



June 12, 1928.

W. BAH-:R

GARMENT HANGER Filed Oct. 1l, 1926 Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED .STATES WILHELM Barna, `on MUNICH-srooxnonn enfantANY.

.GARMENT HANGER.

- Application filed October 11, 1926. Serial No. 140,942

This invention relates to a collapsible garment hanger, composed of two short U- shaped sheet metal bodies connected the one to the other by va hinge, an elastic fork being inserted in each body so that it can be shifted in longitudinal direction between two stops, one of said'forks having at the outer endthe hook and the other one the bu'tton hole for thefgarmentto be suspended, i. e. the trousers. According to the invention a safety` device is provided designed to ensure the accurate joining of the edgesof the U-armsof the two bodies when the'gar.- ment hanger is being unfolded to adapt the posit-ion of use, and further a locking device for securely holding the two bodies in the position of use, and means for stilfening the two arms of the U-shaped fork of each body at the hinge point, the suspension lhook being constructed to serve as hinge pin.

Anembodiment of the invention is shown, by way of example, in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 shows in a central longitudinal section the garment hanger in'the position of use,

Fig. 2 is a cross section on line lI--I of Fig. 1, on largerscale.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1 viewed from below.

Fig. 4 shows in side elevation the garment hanger collapsed.

Fig. 5 is a similar view as Fig. 4 turned 90. i

The two elements or bodies 1 and 2 of the garment hanger are of substantially U- shaped cross section, the edges of the arms being bent inward. 'IheA two elements 1, 2 are connected the one to the other by a hinge 3.' The U-a-rrns of the two elements are larger at the inner ends than at the outer ends. In each of the hollow bodies 1 and 2 an elastic fork 4, 5 is inserted, the arms of which have the tendency to spread away the one from the other so that they press onto the side arms of the hollow bodies. Each fork is shiftable in the corresponding body between two stops 6 and 7, in opposition to the fixation produced by the elastic pressure of the fork arm upon the of angular cross sectiondixed onthe inner fl surface of the back of the hollow body, the outer' stop 7 `being' formed bytwo flapsbent inward from the edge of each arm ofthe corresponding body. v The arms of each forltr 4 the innerend at 8 and 9 (Fig. 5) at right angles in inward direction-andthese inwardly bentl ends abut in the two extreme positions ofthe fork against `the .stops 6 or 'T and 5 are benty at respectively. .To the outer web of fork 5a lug 1() is attached, a hook 11 being suspended to the outer webof the other fork 4E A pair of' `.trousers can be suspended in Athewell known manner into the lug-10 and hook 11.

rIhe luglOand the hook 11 areoscillatably'mounted on the webs of the forks 4, .v

- The arms ofthe U-shaped cross .section of the elements 1 and2 are out at the hinge point` so that, if the two elements orv bodies 1, 2 join in the position of use, the edgesy 12 and 13 of the joining elements forma convenient angle, as shown in Fig. 1. In order that .the edgesof the. two elements come accurately into .contact theflonev with the other the element 2has on the lcontact edge of each arm .a .flap 14 which is lfixed 4in .close proximity to the hinge Sby a rivet 15 on the corresponding arm of the'U-shapedtro'ss, section and partly overlaps the contact, edgev 12 and projects over the edge ofthe arm of the U-shaped cross section. This projecting portion of flap 14 forms a guide for the contact edge of the arm of the opposite element. At the inner end of each arm of the element 2 of U-shaped cross section an inwardly bent nose 16 is arranged designed` to come into engagement with a notch 18 in the corresponding flap 14 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. On the end of each arm of the: element 1 a similar nose 17 is arranged, said noses 17 engaging with the notches 18 of the flaps 14 when the two elements of the garment hanger are in the position of use, the flaps yielding ela-stically in outward directions. The two elements of the garment hanger are thus secured in the position of use, and to release the same a-pressure has to be exerted upon the projecting portions of the flap 14.

In order to prevent yielding of the arms.l of each element 1, 2 of U-shaped cross section at the inner ends in outward direction inwardly bent opposite flaps 19, 2O of said arms are connected the one to the other, as

closely as possible tothe contact edges 12, l

- back of the garment hanger being thus available for the? garments sothat,forin-v stance` the stili" collar-fot asnniforin would; standv `above- `the hingev Withontfabutting 1. lagainst the suspension4 hook.

To Vcollapse the garmentwhanger the 'two forks't, -areto bev pushed Iin up tothe-.stops 6; ythe-hook 23 is tofbe turnedzldownand the locking ynoses A17 :are Vreleased'- 4 by the pressure off ainger exertedf-.uponthe projecting `ends lof' thefflapsB14'7 whereupon the two elements l Y and 2am-'turned lupward so that their backs come: intofco'lntact asi shown in Eigi 4. v`The hookllis partly situated-be- -laidonto its frk, as showniniFig. 5.

' Owing'to tlieclasps' 2l andtol'the guide flaps -l4the two elements o'li'the garment hanger caribe" madey from very thinsheet i' metal so that the garment-hanger-isffof light l end ofeachelement b ei'ngc'utso4 that thetwo elements join at 4a 'suitable angle,v ahinge weight. 'l In? thex collapsed position the hang-V erfoccupies Alittle-space so that itr caribe-easily packed.'I l

1I clairm-f j y 1.A` AV collapsible i garment hanger comprisingr in l-cornbination, t'wo hollow' elements of sheet metalof r Ushaped'cross section' the armsl of Ythe U-"shape'd cross* section getting narrower "towards the.v '(nite'irf'end` the inner connecting the two elements aty the inner ends, a forklshiftable in each-hoilowielement land having elastic arms, two stops in each hollowelement for limiting the shifting of said forks* in nboth directions, an elastic flap yateachside of each element at the inner end 4'of said velement for guiding the side arms of the oppositeelement at the unfolding of the hanger and hating a notch, and noses `at the :inner :ends not" the arms vof each 1 elementand designed to-.engage with lthe notch y'of' theroppositey flap to. secure the two'eleinentsin .the .positionzof use. 2. A collapsible lgarment.hangercomprisV ingi'n combination, two hollow elements ot'- sheetmetal olfvU-shaped cross section the ar'msof the Ufshap'ed cross i section. getting narrower;towards 'f the yonter'endV the inner end of each elementubeing 'out so that .the two elements joinat a. suitable angle, a khinge connecting thetwo elementsat.theinner ends, a kfork shittable in each :hollow f element and having. elastic arms,'two-stops in each "hol-V low element for limitin the shiftinofsaid forks in both directio.ns,an .elasticM-flap. at `each side ot' eachrelementnat 'the inner .end o'l:` said element for` guidingV the` side `arms ofthe opposite element at the unfolding ot' theeihano'er and having' al notch, noses ait-the inner endsfof the armsof each element and designed to engagewith the notch of the opposite lflap to secure the .two elements in the -posit'i'onnof use, and aclaspfin theinner endzof eachelements holding together the oppositer side arms of each hollow elementl i. Y -Y In testimony whereof l-:atlixjmy signature.v`

WILHELM. Bains. 

